Ballot Type: Human

Submitted: Sept. 5, 2017, 3:22 p.m.

Overall Rationale: My ballot doesn't punish teams with close wins over FBS opponents. It does punish teams who struggle against FCS opponents which is why USF dropped from my ballot. However, I decided to rerank teams 20 through 25 from scratch because I was not satisfied with those rankings in my preseason ballot. My ranking of FSU does NOT factor in the injury to Francois.

• Ballot
• Analysis

Rank	Team	Reason
1	Alabama Crimson Tide
2	Ohio State Buckeyes
3	USC Trojans
4	Clemson Tigers
5	Penn State Nittany Lions
6	Oklahoma Sooners
7	Florida State Seminoles
8	Washington Huskies
9	Wisconsin Badgers
10	Oklahoma State Cowboys
11	Stanford Cardinal
12	Virginia Tech Hokies
13	Michigan Wolverines
14	LSU Tigers
15	Miami Hurricanes
16	Georgia Bulldogs
17	Louisville Cardinals
18	Kansas State Wildcats
19	Auburn Tigers
20	Washington State Cougars
21	Notre Dame Fighting Irish
22	UCLA Bruins
23	West Virginia Mountaineers
24	Utah Utes
25	Tennessee Volunteers

Teams Ranked:

Rank	Team	Unusualness
1	Alabama Crimson Tide	0.00
2	Ohio State Buckeyes	0.00
3	USC Trojans	0.46
4	Clemson Tigers	0.00
5	Penn State Nittany Lions	0.00
6	Oklahoma Sooners	0.00
7	Florida State Seminoles	0.35
8	Washington Huskies	0.00
9	Wisconsin Badgers	0.00
10	Oklahoma State Cowboys	0.00
11	Stanford Cardinal	0.00
12	Virginia Tech Hokies	0.26
13	Michigan Wolverines	-0.70
14	LSU Tigers	0.00
15	Miami Hurricanes	0.24
16	Georgia Bulldogs	0.00
17	Louisville Cardinals	0.00
18	Kansas State Wildcats	0.00
19	Auburn Tigers	-0.62
20	Washington State Cougars	0.00
21	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	0.21
22	UCLA Bruins	0.00
23	West Virginia Mountaineers	0.06
24	Utah Utes	0.00
25	Tennessee Volunteers	0.00

Omissions:

Team	Unusualness
USF Bulls	0.30
TCU Horned Frogs	0.26
Colorado Buffaloes	0.01

Total Score: 3.47